S.H.I.E.L.D
After watching Nick Fury press the shield button, Natasha Romanoff sat across from his desk and said, "Have you read Su's diary, Nick?"
"I've seen it already."
Nodding slightly, Nick Fury said to Natasha Romanoff, "Although this diary is not very long, it contains a lot of potential information."
"Yes!"
After getting up to get herself a glass of water, Natasha Romanoff sat down again and said, "We all know about Tony Stark's palladium poisoning."
"But now I know that as long as he wears the Mark armor, Tony Stark's palladium poisoning will worsen."
"In addition, I didn't expect that the original 'cure' for palladium poisoning would rely on the relics of the deceased Mr. Howard Stark~."
Having said that, Natasha Romanoff took a sip from the water glass.
Then she explained her intention to Nick Fury: "But Nick, I didn't come here to talk about this matter."
"Whether it's Tony Stark's palladium poisoning or what's written in the diary about Steve handing over the shield to that Falcon, Sam, in the future..."
"These future things are not that important for now."
"After this diary was updated, it said that Pietro would die in the future battle with Ultron."
"Suddenly, Wanda, who saw the news, couldn't bear it."
"Is she all right?" Nick Fury asked upon hearing Natasha Romanoff.
As one of the holders of the Black Gold Diary, Nick Fury knows how differently Wanda is held in Su Che's heart.
"She's much better after my comfort."
"However, it is precisely because of this that Wanda has officially accepted me for the first time and is willing to treat me as a real sister!"
"That's a good thing."
"It's a good thing, but it also brought some bad news."
Putting the water glass on the table, Natasha Romanoff looked at Nick Fury and said, "Since Wanda was willing to accept me from the bottom of her heart, she directly told me a piece of bad news."
"Do you know what organization Wanda and Pietro joined when they were in Sokovia?"
Without waiting for Nick Fury to answer, Natasha Romanoff said seriously, "HYDRA!"
"Are you sure?"
Nick Fury, who originally had a relaxed expression, instantly became serious upon hearing Natasha Romanoff's words: "You mean, Wanda and Pietro have been staying with HYDRA all this time?"
"That's right!"
Looking at Nick Fury, Natasha Romanoff nodded: "This is what Wanda personally admitted. The HYDRA group in Sokovia not only has powerful armed forces but has also been secretly conducting experiments."
"They're similar to the kind of experiments that turn common people into super-ability users. Unfortunately, they have always failed, so many test subjects died."
Obviously, that wasn't what Natasha Romanoff primarily meant to say, but the words came out that way!
It was Nick Fury who caught the meaning of Natasha's subtext.
"It was Sitwell who sent someone to find the Wanda siblings."
"It was he who quickly found the address of the Wanda twins, and then Hill went to pick up the twins personally."
"If what Wanda said is true, that Sokovia really has a HYDRA base, then how did Sitwell find the twins so quickly?"
"Unless he is also a member of HYDRA!"
Having said that, Nick Fury tapped on the table lightly: "Sokovia is poor and war-torn. It's not surprising if a HYDRA base chose that location."
"But where did the money for developing military force and years of research funding come from? Just relying on Sokovia alone isn't enough to cover their flow of funds."
"If Sitwell is also a member of HYDRA, then everything becomes very clear."
"Sitwell is Alexander Pierce's most trusted associate. Pierce is the former director of S.H.I.E.L.D."
"Most importantly, Pierce has been one of the liaisons with the World Security Council."
At this point in the analysis, Nick Fury pinched his brow lightly: "If Alexander Pierce is a member of HYDRA, are there members of HYDRA in the World Security Council?"
"If HYDRA can infiltrate even S.H.I.E.L.D., what about Congress, business, and other industries?"
Listening to Nick Fury's analysis, Natasha Romanoff's expression showed no surprise. She picked up the water glass again and asked curiously, "Nick, you already knew?"
"No, it's just a guess!"
Facing Natasha Romanoff's questioning, Nick Fury leaned back in his seat: "From the moment I read Su's description in the Black Gold Diary that S.H.I.E.L.D. is not trustworthy, I've had more or less guesses in my mind."
"For this, I have made some confirmations and preparations."
"In the end, as expected, some evidence was dug up that I least expected to see."
"I have guessed that behind this chain of evidence, there is still a large dark cloud. It's just..."
Looking at Nick Fury's expression, Natasha Romanoff said seriously: "Nick, no matter what, this matter must not implicate Wanda and Pietro."
"I don't want anything to happen to them. You should be clear that once something happens to Wanda and Pietro, once Su gets angry, the consequences could be disastrous!"
"I definitely know this."
Hearing Natasha Romanoff's words, Nick Fury almost felt like laughing: "By the way, Su and Tony Stark are investigating the anonymous account of Obadiah Stane's private channel!"
"Natasha Romanoff, you follow up on this matter. See if you can dig up some material on this."
"Then find a way to attribute the excavated things to HYDRA. It is best to lead the clues directly to the HYDRA base in Sokovia!"
"Clear!"
Listening to Nick Fury's order, Natasha Romanoff nodded: "That's good. This way, the twins Wanda and Pietro can be kept out of this matter."
"Secondly, concoct some 'evidence' to lead the conspiracy to the HYDRA base in Sokovia, and maybe bring out some big fish!"
Seeing that Natasha Romanoff understood what he meant, Nick Fury signaled for her to get ready.
After Natasha Romanoff left, Nick Fury turned off the shield button and let Maria Hill in.
Actually, there was one thing Nick Fury didn't tell Natasha Romanoff.
He plans to use the Sokovia HYDRA base to form the Avengers in advance.
Before the event where the Avengers first rallied against the Chitauri invasion, as recorded in the diary, takes place.
Perhaps the Avengers can be formed in advance because of the Sokovia HYDRA base incident.
It can also hone the team's tacit understanding!
To prevent what was recorded in the diary from happening—Tony Stark needing to play with the nuke and carry the mushroom cloud into space to blow up the Chitauri battleship.
For the first time, the Avengers members accepted him from the bottom of their hearts.
From this point alone, Nick Fury isn't surprised to analyze that when the Avengers assembled to fight the aliens initially, their minds were definitely not so unified!
At least the friction between the team members was definitely not small.
"Hill, pack up what Mr. Howard Stark left in S.H.I.E.L.D. and hand it over to Tony Stark."
"Watching Hill walk in," Nick Fury said to her.
"Okay, everything?"
"Materials, notes, video recordings, etc. As for some very harmful items, keep them sealed for now!"
"Clear!"
Listening to Nick Fury's order, Maria Hill nodded.
But this time, she didn't leave simply and neatly.
"Why, is there something else?" Nick Fury asked, seeing Hill standing there looking at him.
"I wonder why every time Natasha Romanoff comes to report to you, you have to turn on the blocking measures and have me wait outside?"
Looking at Nick Fury, Maria Hill asked her doubt.
All along, Nick Fury hasn't been shy about anything. But ever since Natasha Romanoff contacted the young man named Su Che, it seems things started to be hidden from me.
Definitely, the reason I'm asking this isn't against the rules, as I shouldn't know what I don't know. Even if I ask, Nick Fury might not say.
So why ask? The reason is simple: don't forget that Hill also has another identity – she's here from the World Security Council to supervise Nick Fury's work.
So her purpose in asking Nick Fury is simple: to see what these two are planning. Even if they can't tell me everything, at least give me a "reasonable" excuse, in case there is some big move, so I can deal with the people on the World Security Council and be prepared.
It's like how Nick Fury has been "diverting" funding from the World Security Council to build a moon base since the [Antons Crus? - likely a typo, meaning 'after a certain crisis'].
And the whole time, I've been helping to hide it from the World Security Council.
It can't be that some big moves are happening, and the World Security Council asks me, but I don't know anything. This is not good for follow-up work!
"There is indeed something big about to happen, and it's about HYDRA!"
Facing Hill's questioning, their years of tacit understanding let Nick Fury know what she was thinking. So he didn't hide everything and told her about the situation.
Definitely, there was a lot of concealment, such as the direct relationship with Su Che and the matter of the Black Gold Diary! The holder of the Black Gold Diary cannot tell non-holders about it.
So, listening to Nick Fury's explanation, which had some obvious holes and always missed some key words, Maria Hill nodded to show that she understood!
Although it always feels like many things seem to be discovered or even unfold around Su Che. Even if Su Che is brought into this matter, many explanations would be reasonable!
But that young man named Su Che shouldn't be HYDRA!
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